Portable odorless kitchenette



May 6 1 924.

s. o. HENSLEY IPORTABLJE ODORLESS KITCHENETTE Filed April 2 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Patented May 6, 1924.

UNITED s'r r ES SARAH 0. HENSLEY, F KN OXVI TLLE, TENNESSEE.

: PORTABLE ODORLESS KITCHENET' JJE.

Application filed April 2,

To all whom it may concern:

Be'it known that I, SARAH O. HENSLEY, a citizen of the United States, jresidin at Knoxville, in the oountyof Knox and tate 6 of Tennessee, having invented certain new and useful Improvements in lf'ortableOdorless Kitchenettes, of'whichthe following is a'specifi'cation. This invention relates to improvements in what I-term a portable'odorless kitchenette, and particularly to a "construction in which the" body structure containing the kitchen utensils and provisionsmay be converted into an attractive articlerof furnitureby the l useof an enclosing sections, 7 l-leretofore :I'articlesf :of furniture of this character have beenconvertedin appearance into other articles of '1 furniture but theenolosing or front members thGIBOf'liEWG'f-COH- 2 stituted portions of the body;structure atta'ched thereto and- OfTSllCh" weight and"di- Inensions as to -"be difilcnlt of-operation by the ordinary housewife 'an'dc' expensive- -in construction:

enclosing screen for" ai -cabinet havingran"ornamental "outer --surface-andadapted to ;enclose the body of the cab-inet"and"to-"bere- "tainedin' its relati'on thereto pby a'wco ver member "so" that the structure when assembled presents an attractive article offurni- 'ti1re-'= such as a sideboard,- "buffet; dresser, chiflorobe, or'cabinetg the style of which may be-modified tosuit the desires or :tastes of manufactnrersfl l Another object 'of the invention' is to provid'e an'improvedconstruction-of theenclosing screen comprising front and side walls with interior shelves 'pivotally' rmounted so as to befolded against the front wall when the screen is associated withthe cabinet "while when removed therefrom these shelves Figure 7;

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may be removed and stored therein'and all' parts completely enclosed by-the' top of the cabinet bodg'. I

Other-an further" objects'and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by the Figure 2 'a section on line 2-2 of Fig -ure Figurel- 3 isa detail top plan ifi'ed form; of" the screen; 1 A

Fi'gure 4: is an elevation'of the screen from Figure 5 is a similar view of'lrthe cabinet -Figure 6 is a detail sectionon line 6+ 6,of Figures-4w V is asimilariviewIon 1ine 7. f7 of 'iikewnnmeralsrefer to like parts in jthe The body-10- of he kitchenet e marten .'any--;desired material or configuration and is herein shown as a-rectangular-strncture the -partrnenti'a shelf 15 extends for; the. width ofthe cabinet. Above -.thisshelf a drawer 16' "may, be located adapted tot-receive" cookside walls 1 1 of fwhich associated .with the rear wall ,1-2' forin a series 'ofcompartments. ;-The (arrangement o-fwthese".- compartments maybe [altered at will but. -a-desirable form -:is shown which a-cookingcompartmentll is'providedadapted to receivea stove--14 of any. desired character andbeneath this com- ,ing' utensils and-above this drawerfa biscuit or bread board 17" is slidably mounted in the :usual manner. Above the board two or more compartments18 may-be-providedlgi- Thekitchenette body-is, rovided with {a top member 19 preferably pivotedy-to the rearflwall by hinges 20 andVadaptA-Bd-- to close "the top of the kitchenette when vin-loeked po- "sition asishown in Figure 1. t 1

1' i' i hisr-top has a depending retaining flange 21 extending about its "front" and side. edges which is adapted to cooperate in the retention of the enclosing screen hereinafter described.

The cooking compartment 13 of the kitchenette is herein shown as provided with a conduit 22 for the removal of odors and steam from the vessels upon the stove let, and this conduit is preferaby formed of detachable sections suitably supported above the compartment, and the section above the cabinet may be removed and stored within the cooking compartment when the kitchenette is not in use, as indicated in Figure 7 \Vhen in use this conduit may be provided with a bifurcated connection 23 carrying collecting cones 24 which are disposed above the utensils upon the stove and carry all odors and steam therefrom to a suitable outlet 25 at the opposite end of the conduit. This outlet may be disposed at any desired point, for instance at the top of a slightly lowered window, as indicated by dotted lines at 26 in Figure 5. The provision of this conduit for removing odors and steam prevents the same from entering the room where the kitchenette is used so that the cooking in an ordinary living room may be effected without the disagreeable results usually present or any discomfort to the user of the stove.

The enclosing screen for the kitchenette comprises a front wall 27 and opposite end walls 28 which may be rigidly connected together, or if desired the end walls may be pivoted as shown in Figure 3. This front 27 of'the screen may be ornamented or finished in any desired manner to provide an attractive article of furniture, for instance, as shown in Figure 1.

The doors 29 and drawers 30 are represented at the front of the screen and form in connection with the folding top 19 an attractive buffet completely concealing all of the cooking apparatus.

The screen is preferably provided upon its inner face with shelves 31 pivotally connected to the front wall of the screen at 32 and held in open position by chamo-is or flexible straps 33 which permit the folding of the shelves against the inner face of the front wall in order to effect the ciose assemblage of the screen with the cabinet body. These shelves may be of different width and fold to overlap upon each other as indicated by dotted lines in Figure 6. When the screen is assembled with the body the flanges 21 of the pivoted cover embrace the front and end walls of the screen re taining the same in its assembled position as indciated in Figure 1.

In the modified form of screen shown in Figure 3 the front wali 35 thereof is provided at each end with the end walls pivotally secured thereto at 37 so as to swing outward therefrom as indicated by dotted lines. In this form of the invention shelves 38 are provided within the screen, similar in construction to those described in connection with Figures 4 and 6.

For the purpose of providing a neat clcsure between the end walls of the screen and those of the cabinet the latter may be inset so that the back wall 12 of the cabinet ertends beyond the end wall 11 thereof as shown at 39 in Figure 2. The cabinet and also the screen may be provided with the usual rollers or'casters 40 to facilitate convenient moving thereof about the room of the user.

In the use of the invention it will be seen that it is only necessary to raise the cover of the cabinet body when the encloscan be very readily removed and connection made for the conduit for conducting odors and steam from the cooking utensils. The shelves upon the screen may be opened and the screen located in any desired position for the convenience of the user. When it is desired to discontinue the use of the kitchenette the screen may be again associated therewith and is secured in position by simmg screen which is of light construction ply closing the top, the flange of which overlaps the upper edge of the screen front and. end sections so as to firmly retain it in position and provide an attractive article of furniture.

The specific construction of the screen and cabinet has been herein described and shown but the invention is not confined thereto as alterations may be made without departing from the spirit thereof as defined by the following claims:

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a kitchenette, a body section, a top member thereon, a screen having at its ends supporting means to comprise a unit separable from said section and forming the front wall thereof, and means carried by said top to engage and retain the screen in associated relation with the body.

2. In kitchenette, a body section, a top member thereon, a detached screen inde-.

pendent of said section and comprising front and end walls adapted to enclose said body,

and means carried by the top member to emto enclose said body, a shelf pivotally supported in said screen and adapted to fold against the front Wall thereof, and a flexible connection between said wall and shelf.

5. In a kitchenette, a body section adapted to contain cooking apparatus, a screen entirely detached from said body and having its front Wall ornamented to represent a different article of furniture and its end walls adapted to embrace the body section, and a cover for said body adapted to engage the Walls of said screen.

6. In a kitchenette, a body section provided with a cooking compartment, a de- 10 a foldable shelf mounted upon the inner 1 5 face of said enclosing screen.

In testimony whereof I aflix m signature.

SARAH O. NSLEY. 

